Screen attachment



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SCREEN ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 18, 1919.

1,306,715. Patented June 17, 1919.

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SCREEN ATTACHMENT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. PILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dalton, in the county of Cheyenne and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Screen Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

Fly screens constructed to completely close a window opening and hinged to swing outward at their lower ends do not provide for the ready escape of moisture during a wet season and in consequence the sash swell and the window sill rots. The present invention provides for a quick escape of the moisture so that the same does not remain such a length of time as to soak into the wood work and produce undesirable results such as herein indicated. V

The invention also has for its object to provide a device of the nature and for the purpose stated which likewise will admit of dust being readily swept from the window sill without necessitating the opening of the screen, the device embodying a gate or pivoted closure which may be swung out of the 7 way when it is required to brush dust from the sill.

A further purpose of the invention is the provision of a device which is adjustable within certain limits .to admit of its ready application to screens of different widths.

The drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention. However, it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet difierent conditions, various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

In the drawings hereto attached,

Figure 1 is a front view of a window provided with a screen and a screen attachment embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail view of the lower portion of a window as seen from the inner side, the lower sash being partly elevated and the gates or pivoted closures of the attachment being swung upward into open position.

Fig. 3 is a view of the attachment-as seen from the bottom side.

Fig. 4.- is a perspective view of the device.

Fig. 5 is a transverse section.

Fig. 6 is a transverse section of the attachment at a central point.

Figs. 7 8 and 9 illustrate a modification.

Specification of Letters Patent.

atentetl June 17 1919. l Application filed March 18,1919. Serial No. 283,347.

Fig. 10 is an enlargedsectionon the line I 10fl0 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 11 is an enlarged section on the line 1 l i v v Corresponding and like parts are referred m-a 'of Fig. 9.

to in the following description'and indicated in the several viewsof the-drawing'sfby likev reference characters.- i v The numeral 1 deslgnates a window screen of the nature completely closing a window opening and hinged at its upper end, as incheated at'2 so as to swing outward at its lower end. The screen 1 is disposed at the p '70 cated most clearlyin Fig. 5 andthe window outer side of the window opening,.as .indiopening is provided with the usual glazed sash 3 which is vertically slidable. V

The attachment is adapted to be secured to the lower edge of the frame of the screen 1 by suitable fastenings 4. Theattachment comprises a'middle section 5 and similar end sections 6. These sections have a sliding connection, the end sections ,6 having their longitudinal edge portions recurved to form guice ways 7 which embrace the longitudinal edges of the middle section 5, thereby ree taining the several sections in the adjusted position. The sections 5 and 6 may be of any determinate length to admit of longitudinal adjustment of the device within certain; limits whereby theattachment maybe lengthened or shortened according-to the :widthof the screen to which it isto be attached. The.

middle section 5 is provided centrally with an openlng to receive the middle fastening 4 and the end sections 6 are provided; with openings near their outer ends to receive the end fastenings 4. The outer ends of the sections 6 are formed with hollow supports 8 which may be of any height so as to space the sections some distance from, the window sill 9. The hollow supportss preferably consist of end and side portions ofthe sections bent relatively in a downward direction so as to engage the sill 9 .and support the sections the required distance thereabove. In the preferable construction the sections 5 and 6 are constructed of sheet metal.

Gates or closures 10 are pivoted at their outer ends to the inner sides of the hollow supports 8 and are of a width corresponding to the height of the supports 8 so as a to rest upon the sill 9 and completely close the space between such sillrand the lower edge of the screen 1. The gates 10 are connected by pivot fasteningsll in any manner to the supports 8, thereby leaving the inner ends of the gate free to be swung upward, as indicated in Fig. 2. A plurality of notches 12 is formed in the lower edges of the gates or closures 10 and constitute outlets for the ready escape of moisture received upon the sill 9. .The gates 10 being disposed at the inner side of the screen are readily accessible to beswung into open position so that any dust on the sill 9 may be brushed therefrom beneath the screen without necessitating the swinging of the screen into open position. 1 The gates '10 are likewise constructed of sheet metal and when marketed are of a length to overlap and when the attachment is placed into position portions of the gates may be removed from their outer ends so that the contiguous ends of the gates may abut when closed, as inclicated most clearly in Fig. 3. It is to be understood that it is not necessary to remove portions of the gates to admit of their inner ends abutting, but such construction is desirable as it admits of a much neater fit and appearance since the overlapping of end portions of the gates is obviated.

When the attachment is in position it is secured to the lower edge of a screen 1 by fastenings 4, the device being disposed so that the gates 10 are located upon the inner side of the screen or that side facing the room. Any moisture received upon the sill 9 finds a'ready escape by reason of the outlets 12 such outlets also providing for a free circulation of air so as to dry the sill after a rainy spell has passed. The device coming between the lower edge of the screen and the sill 9 prevents moisture being retained,

thereby preventing the rapid decay of the parts whichresults from such arrangement that admits of the screen making direct contact with the sill and which retains the moisture for a relatively long period. Any dust collecting on the sill may be conveniently and easily removed therefrom by throwing the gates 10 into open position, as indicated in Fig. 2 and brushing the dust outward from the sill beneath the screen 1.

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may be considered the preferred, or approved form of my invention. It is to be understood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangement and combination of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may prove expedient and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

The middle section 5 is provided at a central point with a depending wing 13 which has its lower edge upturned, as indicated at 14 to receive the lower edge of the end portions of the gates 10, thereby preventing outward movement of the gates and holding theln'close against the sections. The wing 13 also performs the office of a closure to prevent the formation of a space between the ends of the gates in' the event of a miscut.

In the modification a rod or bar 15 is mounted upon one of the fastenings 11 and is adapted to engage the other fastening 11, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 10, thereby holding the gates 10 close against the sections. A plate 16 slidable on the rod 15 is adapted to close the space between the ends of the gates in the event of a miscut.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In combination with a window and a screen therefor, a device interposed between the window sill and the lower edge of the screen and providing for ready escape of moisture.

2. In combination with a window and a screen therefor, a device interposed between the lower edge of the screen and the window sill and spaced from the latter and a closure covering the space between the sill and screen and carried by the device and forming a part thereof.

3. In combination with a window and a screen therefor, a device interposedbetween' the lower edge of the screen and the window sill and a gate pivoted at one end of the device and adapted to swing upwardly into open position and normally closing the space between the screen and sill.

4. In combination with a window and a. screen therefor, a device comprising a plurality of slidably connected sections to admit of longitudinal adjustment, said device being interposed between the sill and the lower edge of the screen and gates carried by the outermost sections and adjustable therewith, said gates being of a length to admit of their inner ends overlapping whereby to adapt the gates to the adjusted length of the device.

5, A window screen attachment, comprising a middle and end section slidably connected to admit of the attachment being lengthened or shortened, and gates attached at the outer ends to the endsections and having their inner ends overlapping.

6. A window screen attachment, compris- 115 ing a middle and end sectionslidably connected and gates pivotally connected to the outer ends of the end section and having a plurality of notches in their lower edges.

7. A window screen attachment, compris- 120 ing a middle and end section, one of the sections having guide ways at its edges to slidably engage the companion section and gates pivotally connected to the outer ends of the end section and having a plurality of notches in their lower edges.

8. A window screen attachment, comprising a support adapted to be interposed between the sill and the lower edge of the screen, a gate pivoted to the support at one 130 end and a keeper on the support to engage the swinging end of the gate to hold the same close against the support.

9. A window screen attachment, comprising a support, gates pivoted at their outer ends to the support and a keeper for enone of the pivot fastenings and adapted to engage the other pivot fastening and a plate slidable on the rod and adapted to 15 close the space between the extremities of the gates. I

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 7 in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM F. FILLER.

Witnesses:

HERMAN A. 'MARTIN, HELMUTH A. J. HEITMANN.

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